George Franklin’s A Man Made of Stories, Reviewed by Robert Fillman
George Franklin A Man Made of Stories Sheila-Na-Gig Editions Reviewer: Robert Fillman Poetry, when it’s honest, doesn’t hide behind artifice or form. It walks beside you like an old friend. It speaks softly, coming in close to level with you, especially at times when you’d rather not hear what it has to say. That’s what […]
Robert Fillman’s House Bird, Reviewed by Brian Fanelli
Robert Fillman Bird House Terrapin Books Reviewer: Brian Fanelli Robert Fillman has a knack for turning the everyday domestic space into a fascinating subject for his poetry. He drills into home life, mining memory and personal experience. The result is a fine debut collection, House Bird. Even if the spaces Fillman writes about feel familiar, […]
Brian Fanelli’s Waiting for the Dead to Speak, Reviewed by Robert Fillman
Brian Fanelli Waiting for the Dead to Speak NYQ Books Reviewed by: Robert Fillman In Brian Fanelli’s second full-length collection, Waiting for the Dead to Speak, we find ourselves witnessing the maturation of a young man—from a working-class Pennsylvanian childhood to an educated, professional adult life on the fringe of the academy. But beyond this […]
